Review: The Gator Lane Players of Land O Lakes High School Presents SIX: THE MUSICAL
An exceptionally tight production of the hit show where nearly everything goes right.
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Review: AMITYVILLE 74 at Carrollwood Cultural Center
Amityville '74 isn’t just a play—it’s a psychological gut punch.
Review: ALICE BY HEART Presented by USF's School of Theatre & Dance
A brilliantly staged and sung production of a very flawed musical.
Review: Suncoast Broadway Dinner Theatre Presents GREASE
Grease at the Suncoast Broadway Dinner Theatre brought a new and exciting twist to the beloved show, spearheaded by a strong cast and immersive environment.
Review: ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER’S TELL ME ON A SUNDAY at FreeFall Theatre
A rarely done musical, Tell Me On a Sunday, features music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Don Black.
Review: EVERY BRILLIANT THING at Carrollwood Cultural Center
Every Brilliant Thing was raw, immersive, and unforgettable.
Review: BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at Eight O'Clock Theatre
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical is a jukebox musical featuring the vast songbook of one of the greatest singer/songwriters of a generation.
Review: Reginald Rose's 12 ANGRY MEN Opens the Tampa Bay Theatre Festival
The brilliance of the script is that, although first written in the 1950s, it still has so much relevance to our world today.
Review: A WELCOMED RETURN TO THE FRAY WITH. POPCORN FALLS at Hat Trick Theatre Productions
James Hindman’s farcical comedy tour-de-force Popcorn Falls premiered at Theatre NOVA on January 20, 2017.
Review: BEYOND VAN GOGH AND BEYOND MONET at Straz Center
Last night, I stepped into a world where brushstrokes seemed to breathe and masterpieces moved—Beyond Van Gogh and Beyond Monet: The Immersive Experience at Tampa’s Straz Center.
Review: The New Tampa Players' Production of Meredith Willson's THE MUSIC MAN
The Music Man is one of those rare musicals that’s quite old fashioned and wears its stodgy heart on its sleeve like a badge of honor, but that also can crackle with entertainment and even innovation.
Review: RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET at the Carrollwood Cultural Center
I guess it’s hard to live in the present because we always seem to be looking backwards at past decades.
Review: Powerstories Theatre Presents Liz Duffy Adams' WITCH HUNT at Stageworks
A solid re-examining of the Crucible, set 10 years later, that starts Powerstories' 25th season on the right foot!
Review: Jobsite Theater & the Straz Center Present Matt Cox's PUFFS at the Jaeb
A hilarious spoof about a certain unnamed school for wizards featuring a stellar cast and astonishing special effects!
Review: St. Petersburg College Theater Department's INTO THE WOODS
It's great when everything comes together--the acting, the singing, the staging, the set and the tech.
Review: TAMPA METROPOLITAN IMPROV (TMI) at The Studio At Carrollwood Cultural Center
Tampa Metropolitan Improv*'s debut was a sharp, high-energy triumph filled with quick wit, strong ensemble chemistry, and nonstop laughs.
Review: MURDERERS Presented at the Tampa Fringe Festival
Intense, frustrating, harrowing.
Review: RED HOT PATRIOT – THE KICK-*SS WIT OF MOLLY IVINS at TheatreFor
One-woman triumph.
Review: PUP PLAY: A QUEER PSEUDO-LECTURE (OF SORTS) at the Tampa Fringe
Pup Play: A Queer Pseudo-Lecture (Of Sorts), the award-winning brain child of the immeasurably talented Noah Pantano, is maybe the fringiest Fringe play I’ve seen.
Review: JAMES IJAMES FAT HAM at American Stage
Fat Ham is a dramatic play, and a modern adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
Review: MAD Theatre of Tampa AIDA at the Shimberg Playhouse
Everyone has a favorite Elton John song.
Review: Corbett Prep's High School Summer Theatre Presents HADESTOWN: TEEN EDITION
Before seeing a stunning youth production of Hadestown at Corbett Prep’s Farish Speakeasy, I ran into a friend standing in line.
Review: SHUCKED at Straz Center – A Bushel of Laughs and Broadway Brilliance
I had no idea what to expect, but Shucked was a golden ear of comedy, wrapped in clever writing, helmed by powerhouse vocals, and buttered with some of the funniest deadpanned quips you’ll hear on stage this season.
Review: 9 TO 5 Takes Center Stage at Carrollwood Players Theatre
9 to 5: The Musical is a stage adaptation of the 1980 film of the same name, featuring music and lyrics by Dolly Parton.
Review: Arts in Motion's Production of Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID
Ever since watching the 1989 animated film, The LIttle Mermaid, I have always had a problem with the character of Ariel.
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Ken Ludwig's Dear Jack, Dear Louise Shimberg Playhouse, Straz Center for the Performing Arts (7/09-7/26) |
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Schoolhouse Rock Live! Carrollwood Cultural Center (7/17-7/26) |
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Jonathan Van Ness: Hot & Healed Comedy Tour 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Event Center (11/19-11/19) |
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Blue Train - The Music of John Coltrane Carrollwood Cultural Center (9/19-9/19) |
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American Idiot Jobsite Theater (7/15-8/09) |
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South of the Border: A Tribute to Tijuana Brass Carrollwood Cultural Center (9/12-9/12) |
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A Night With Janis Joplin American Stage Theatre Company (9/16-10/11) |
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Hamilton (Angelica Company) Straz Center [Carol Morsani Hall] (10/21-11/08) |
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Predictor Powerstories Theatre @Stageworks Theatre (7/17-7/26) |
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A Divine, Divine Comedy, Comedy TheatreFor (8/21-9/06) |